In this report, we place responsible data amongst other concepts which describe how data should be used. From our research we then develop an interpretation of responsible data stewardship to use in ...

The ODI was founded in 2012 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt, placing us at the heart of the data economy. Our primary mission is to foster transparency, accountability, and innovation ...

Do you remember life before Citymapper? Thanks to Transport for London opening its data, a new wave of innovative transport apps were made possible. This is just one example of how open data has ...

To realise the potential benefits of data for our societies and economies, we need trustworthy data stewardship. In this post, our Programme Lead for Data Institutions, Jack Hardinges, discusses the ...

Report Building a better future with data and AI: a white paper This white paper outlines our vision for artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK, emphasising the need for robust data infrastructure, ...

Data ethics maturity model: helping you assess your level of maturity in ethical data use The data ethics maturity model is a tool for anyone who collects, uses and shares data. It helps assess and ...

The ODI calls on companies and governments to build trust by engaging with their customers and citizens about how they use personal data. A new consumer survey from the Open Data Institute (ODI) and ...

Read the Google Docs version of the report Read the PDF version of the report This report aims to map the UK government’s activity on ‘data literacy’, as part of the ODI’s work supporting the ...

As we’re all aware, the climate crisis is the greatest challenge we face. Yet, over the past decade, data has given us an increasingly sophisticated picture of the effects of global warming, and has ...

The risks to environmental sustainability will only increase as data and technology continue to proliferate. Data stewardship can be seen as a way to address climate change.

In order to explore data institutions, it’s important to first understand the concept of data stewardship and how it fits into our theory of change. In this blog, we explain the concept of data ...

With the support of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, our continued work in this area will help bring about new, and improve existing, ways for data to be stewarded responsibly for positive social, ...